THANK GOD, HONDURAS.– The armed forces insured one in the early hours of this Tuesday plane reportedly loaded with drugs that crashed The Honduran mosquitoes, Gracias a Dios division.
The suspected aircraft was identified when it entered Honduran airspace in the La Mosquita sector at around 1:25 am, so authorities immediately activated the air shield according to the security protocols enshrined in the airspace law.
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After intercepting and following through visual contact, the tracing-type aircraft of hitherto unknown origin, it was found that it was attempting to land in a sector where it eventually crashed.
The moment it hit the ground, the plane hit some trees causing flames due to the spilled fuel and usually burned. However, when Special Forces personnel seized the area, there was a crossfire confrontation with the criminals, leaving several holes in one of the military helicopters involved in the operation.
Eventually, the Special Forces managed to arrest a civilian who was detained about 60 meters from the spot where the narcotics plane crashed.
According to the preliminary report, this person is originally from Maraita, Francisco Morazán, and was part of a group of 60 men who were near the landing zone to unload the drug.
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Authorities have confirmed that no injuries have been reported, despite the confrontation and the accident involving the 90 percent burned plane.
Operations continue to evolve and create a security perimeter to continue to provide recognition. Until now, it has not been possible to determine what type and how many drugs he was carrying. Among the findings at the site, a GPS was seized indicating the coordinates of where the ship would land.